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Novel high-power picosecond laser diodes and ultra-fast high current switches for accurate laser radars in industrial distance measurement applications

Objetivo

The main goal of this project is to design new types of ultra-high power single ps- pulse laser diodes, super-fast high-current switches based on bipolar GaAs transistor, and to apply them especially in high-resolution laser radars intended for industrial measurements.
The most significant scientific objective of this work involve the design, fabrication and characterization of new types of heterostructure laser diode in which optical gain and output power are controlled by the electric field in the active layer. Two alternative approaches are planned to be utilized: one associated with Q-switching in the laser structures with a specific bandgap profile and a position of the carrier injector, and the other one exploiting gain-switching in the structures with optical gain controlled by carrier heating.
Associated task consists in simulation, design, fabrication and characterization of new super-fast (sub nanosecond) high-current (10-200 A) high-voltage GaAs avalanche transistor for the pumping of the laser diodes. The physical mechanism, which determines the expected unique parameters of the current switch, consists in strong reconstruction of the field domain in the collector of avalanche transistor at extreme current densities.
The most significant practical objective is to realize pulsed time-of-flight laser radar enabling one to achieve precision of a level of 1mm in a single shot measurement to non-cooperative targets in a distance measurement range of several meters. This study involves the design of laser diode transmitters, development of the receiver channel, timing discrimination and time interval measurement units needed in the construction of the laser radar as well as the performance analysis and measurements.
The other important practical objectives are to apply the novel devices for precise 3D imaging, to design a high-sensitive receiving channel using the concept of extended-time sampling technique, to design ultra-wideband photodetectors with optimal performance, and to develop highly packaged laser radar transmitters on high-resistive silicon (HRS).

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Coordinador

University of Oulu
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Dirección

90014 Oulu
Finlandia

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